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by robbmorganf 1766 days ago
If you haven't already, I highly recommend reading some of the history of how traditional utilities (electricity, water) came to be regulated: https://www.nber.org/system/files/chapters/c9986/c9986.pdf

Perhaps like cities traded franchises in exchange for access to digging up roads, we can trade franchises in exchange for access to privileged information. If you don't want to play by the rules, then please enjoy a total ban on storing PII or confidential data.